Starting a particular windows app ( such as word.exe or acrobat.exe) @ particular co-ordinates on your desktop

[Fahad Ahmed]

I need to launch a windows app. @ particular co-ordinates on my extended windows desktop, from within a MFC Dialog. I can launch the app. fine, but dont know how to launch it at a particular position. I also know that if I position the app to the appropriate position and close it,it will come up in the same position the next time its launched, but thats not really the way I want to do it. Any one has a clue?

[Michael Dunn]

Use CreateProcess() and in the STARTUPINFO struct, fill in the dwX, dwY, dwXSize, and dwYSize members. --Mike-- Ericahist | CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | Homepage | RightClick-Encrypt | 1ClickPicGrabber Actual sign at the laundromat I go to: "No tinting or dying."

[Fahad Ahmed]

Unfortunately, I am using ShellExecute() to launch the process, did that because we wanted for the app. to come up in its default program. i.e if its a word doc, MS word will launch it. If its a pdf adobe acrobat will launch it. and unfortunately ShellExecute() doesn't let you pass position parameters. Any other ideas?

[Big Art]

Determine the files associated executable by looking in the registry then use CreateProcess to launch the executable and the file thus allowing you to use the position control available with CreateProcess(). Art